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As amateur pornographers, we can appreciate the fact that a SD or CompactFlash card doesn’t hold enough pictures to last through an entire day of shooting. Good thing there’s this Tripper Light from Aska Corp. It’s got a six-in-one card reader with a built-in 20GB hard disk to unload pictures to. That means all you…
If you ever, ever want to get laid again, don’t wear this $20 belt. Just don’t. You’ve been warned. Oh, it’s for girls? That’s different. Never mind. Geek Couture: The Lego Belt [Uber-Review]
Serious progress is being made with digital film technology, with extremely high-rez cameras by Thompson, Dalsa and the upcoming Red One rivaling imagery that until recently could only be acquired on film. Now here’s the first commercial spot shot with a one of the latest innovations in digital film, the 2K (2048×2048) Phantom HD camera…
This week at Uncrate: We get our butts off the island with the Breitling Emergency Watch, record our escape with the JVC Everio GZ-HD7, and pick up an Aloha Tiki Aquarium as a souvenir. We do injury-free stunts with the Evel Knievel Super Stunt Set, hang our suits on some Dart Coat Hooks, and display…
For the disabled, the elderly, or the extremely lazy, this Sit-Down shopping cart takes the hard work out of shopping in a way that only a butler could. The cart weighs only 10 pounds, which means it’s easy to carry to and from your car, and supports up to 300 pounds on its seat. Two…
Yes, that headline is right. The European Commission has announced that they will begin testing a system called MARIUS. MARIUS will mass-deliver text messages to an area via helicopters. So even if the cell network is out, everyone with a cellphone will know what to do. Expect the initial tests to be completed by July.…
Click to viewAfter the iPod came out on top in our Zune v. iPod battle royale, we decided to keep on using the Zune so we could get a long term evaluation on how Microsoft’s player stacked up. After nearly three months with the thing, we think we’ve got some new light to shed. https://gizmodo.com/zune-vs-ipod-the-final-word-on-who-should-get-your-mo-215107…
Remember when Apple was doing custom engravings on iPods for free back in the day and everyone was giving and receiving iPods with cheesy stuff engraved? Yeah, that idea is back, but from Lexar. Lexar is offering up this absurdly overpriced 1GB JumpDrive for $80, but you can get it custom engraved up to 20…
Muslix64 may have cracked Blu-ray’s "bulletproof security," but ever wonder how much physical stress a Blu-ray disc (or any optical disc) can take before caving in? This demented soul did and put his Blu-ray disc through a homemade torture test complete with pizza cutters, pens, and a butcher knife. Warning: Before you watch you should…
As part of our No Alarm Clock Left Behind program, we can’t leave out this Rosendahl bauble, whose case is made of polycarbonate crystal and features a chic blue backlight for its digital display. As it leans back, it rests on a pyramid beneath, dazzling all who gaze upon its countenance. Take your pick of…
Nothing says love like the willingness to give to your partner one of your organs and/or all of your blood. And while taking out your own kidney or presenting her with a jar full of your blood might seem like a romantic gesture, it’s pretty high on the gross out factor. Why not give the…
These are some damn sexy Skype phones. Made by Futiro, an Irish company, they’re actually not as insanely expensive as they look. Running $75, $65, and $55, they deliver all the shine of a gadget five times as expensive. The catch? They’re corded, so you need to stay next to your computer to use them.…
This little diddy popped into our mailbox this morning. Apparently this G4 laptop was rather warm, and the owner left and came back to find it like this. The geniuses at the Apple Genius Bar claimed the keys were melted from “the old hair dryer trick.” Our observations: the keys are melted in a fairly…
What a nice-looking sofa from German furniture purveyor Micama, looking like a cross between a yellow caterpillar and a futon. Its segmented form factor gives you lots of choices, rolling it out as far as you dare, or storing it away to clear the floor for those cockfights boy/girl wrestling matches in your post-modern apartment…
This MediaStreet eMotion Portable Media Player DVD tries to include everything but the kitchen sink, but ends up looking like a toilet seat. It can play back DVDs on its 3.5″ LCD display, and also handles CDs, digital music and video files. On top of that, it tosses in a 3-in-1 memory card reader and…
Not that you’d want memory chips running through your blood stream in the first place, but two scientists in California have made a memory chip that measures about one-2,000th of an inch on the side. In other words, it’s roughly the size of a white blood cell (those green dots surrounding the chip on the…
Join the Gurus of Cool for Coolness Roundup, as they rip through the best stuff of CES 2007. Gizmodo’s Charlie White along with Stephen Schleicher of Major Spoilers fill you in on the clash between plasma and LCD TVs at the annual consumerfest, digital picture frames, running robots, that babe with the skins mobile cell…
The ever-so-familiar Newegg has this 37-inch 1080p LCD HDTV from Westinghouse for $1,299 with $200 worth of instant savings bringing the final price down to $1,099. With the Super Bowl coming up, and more importantly, the Austrailian Open women’s finals featuring Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams, you will need the best TV to see the…
OneDerWear single use underwear. Yes, single use underwear. If there’s a better example of our country’s disposable, lazy consumerism I have yet to see it. It’s great though! I mean, aren’t you sick of washing your underwear?! Now you can just wear it once and throw it away! The underwear is biodegradable, so even though…
For all the Japanese romantics out there, check out the Creative Zen Neeon 2 Valentine’s Day edition. Nothing will charm your sweetheart more than your personalized greeting coupled with one of their six different designs. You can choose from the 2 GB and 4 GB model. Instead of the boring “To Yujiro from Miki” why…